Eastern Spreading Wood Fern vs Leather Wood Fern

Dryopteris campyloptera compared with Dryopteris marginalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Leather Wood Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris campyloptera	Dryopteris marginalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern and Leather Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Leather Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Leather Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Leather Wood Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States